Monitoring vertebrate populations
By: William L. Thompson, Gary C. White, Charles Gowan.
Publisher: Academic Press
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Animal populations.; Population biology.; Vertebrates.
Notes: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- TOCContents -- Preface -- CHChapter 1. Basic Concepts -- 1.1. Spatial Distribution, Abundance, and Density -- 1.2. Monitoring -- 1.3. Characterizing a Species of Interest for Assessment -- 1.4. Obtaining Parameter Estimates -- 1.5. Usefulness of Parameter Estimates  -- Literature Cited -- CHChapter 2. Sampling Designs and Related Topics -- 2.1. Plot Issues -- 2.2. Categorizing a Sampling Design -- 2.3. Sampling Designs for Moderately Abundant and Abundant Species -- 2.4. A Sampling Design for Rare and Clustered Species -- Literature Cited -- CHChapter 3. Enumeration Methods -- 3.1. Complete Counts -- 3.2. Incomplete Counts -- Literature Cited -- CHChapter 4. Community Surveys -- 4.1. Number of Species Versus Their Density -- 4.2. Assessment of Spatial Distribution -- 4.3. Assessment of Abundance or Density -- 4.4. Recommendations -- Literature Cited -- CHChapter 5. Detection of a Trend in Population Estimates -- 5.1. Types of Trends -- 5.2. Variance Components -- 5.3. Testing for a Trend -- 5.4. General Comments -- Literature Cited -- CHChapter 6. Guidelines for Planning Surveys -- 6.1. Step 1-Objectives -- 6.2. Step 2-Target Population and Sampling Frame -- 6.3. Step 3-Plot Design and Enumeration Method -- 6.4. Step 4-Variance among Plots -- 6.5. Step 5-Plot Selection, Plot Reselection, and Survey Frequency -- 6.6. Step 6-Computing Sample Sizes -- 6.7. Step 7-Power of a Test To Detect a Trend -- 6.8. Step 8-Iterate Previous Steps -- 6.9. Example -- Literature Cited -- CHChapter 7. Fish -- 7.1. Sampling Design -- 7.2. Fish Collection Methods -- 7.3. Estimating Populations -- 7.4. Example -- 7.5. Dichotomous Key to Enumeration Methods -- Literature Cited -- CHChapter 8. Amphibians and Reptiles -- 8.1. Complete Counts -- 8.2. Incomplete Counts -- 8.3. Recommendations -- Literature Cited -- CHChapter 9. Birds -- 9.1. Complete Counts -- 9.2. Incomplete Counts -- 9.3. Recommendations -- Literature Cited -- CHChapter 10. Mammals -- 10.1. Complete Counts -- 10.2. Incomplete Counts -- 10.3. Recommendations -- Literature Cited -- Appendix A: Glossary of Terms -- Appendix B: Glossary of Notation -- Appendix C: Sampling Estimators -- Appendix D: Common and Scientific Names of Cited Vertebrates -- IDXSubject Index  -- Last Page

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